Nose-guard for spectacles.



No. 792,763. PATENTED JUNE 20, 1905. W. H. EGCLESTON.

NOSE GUARDFOR SPECTACLES. APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 15, 1904.

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Patented June 20, 1905.

PATENT GFFICE.

VILLIAM H. ECCLESTON, OF SOUTHBRlDGrE, MASSACHUSETTS.

NOSE-GUARD FOR SPECTACLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,763, dated June 20, 1905.

Application ld August 15, 1904:. Serial No. 220,739.

To tl/Z whom. t may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM H. EocLns'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Southbridge, in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in N ose-Guards for Spectacles, of which the following is a specification accompanied by drawings forming a part of the same, in which- Figure l represents a front viewlof a pair of spectacles containing my improved noseguard. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a bottom View of my improved noseguard as applied to the spectacle-bridge and shown on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a top view, on a larger scale, of a portion of the spectacle-bridge and nose-guard attached thereto. Fig. 5 is a detached View of the nose-guard plate on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detached view of the metal clip by which the guard plate is attached to the bridge. Fig. 7 is a side view of the metallic clip. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the non-metallic plate with the metallic clips attached thereto; and Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on line 9 9, Fig. 4.

Similar reference-figures refer to similar parts in the different views.

My present invention relates to an improved method of providing a nose-guard plate for the bridges of spectacles by which the bearing-surface upon the nose is largely increased and the direct pressure upon the nose of the wearer transferred from the metallic spectacle-bridge as ordinarily maderof wire to a non-metallic surface;`and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the annexed claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l l denote the eye-wires of a pair of spectacles;

2, the bridge, consisting in the present instance' of a curved wire attached at its ends by soldering or otherwise to the eye Wires 1 l. Upon the under or concave side of the bridge 2 is attached a nose-guard embodying my invention, and it consists of a plate 3-of substantially the same length as the concave side of the spectacle-bridge and is preferably considerably wider than the diameter of the bridge.

The ends 4 4 are conveniently rounded, and the plate is curved to fit the concave under side of the bridge, as represented in Fig. l. The plate '3 is preferably made of some suitable non-metallic substance of suiicient firmness to enable it to be securely attached to the bridge and capable of receiving a smooth polish to iit it for continued contact With the nose-such, for example, as Zylonite or some similar material. Near the opposite ends of the plate 3 are mortises 5 5, arranged in parallel pairs and transversely to the plate to receive the attaching-clips 6 6. Each of the attaching-clips consists of a strip of sheet metal cut inthe form represented in Fig. 6 and having-on opposite sides the triangular prongs 7 7 and at right angles to the prongs 7 7 the rectangular prongs 8 8.

The clip 6 is attached to the plate 3 by bending the prongs 8 8 downwardly, as shown in Fig. 7, and inserting them through the mortises 5 5 and afterward clenching the ends of the prongs 8 on the under side of the plate 3, as shown in Fig. 8. The plate 3 is then bent into a curved form to iit the concave side of the bridge to enable the plate to be brought into close contact therewith, and the triangular prongs v7 7 are then bent around the spectaclebridge, as shown in Fig. 4, and as the prongs 7 7 are folded over the top of the bridge the beveled edges 9 9 are brought into contact, allowing each prong 7 7 to be folded closely against the bridge and also in close contact with each other. When the plate 3 is applied to the bridge, the mortises 5 5 are in alinement and directly beneath the bridge, so as to be substantially hidden from View from the top of the plate. The ends 10 10 of the prongs 8 are clenched closely against the under side of the plate 3, forming a secure attachment of the plate to the clips, and the curved form of the plate and its close contact with the concave side of the bridge eiectually prevents the rocking or turning of the clips 6 6 on the bridge.

The prongs 7 7 when folded together form a band or ring of uniform width extending around the bridge 2, and the prongs 8 8 being narrower than the Width oi' the bridge are not only completely hidden in top View by the bridge, but they enable the plate 3 to be drawn firmly against the clips.

What l claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. 1n a nose-guard for spectacles, the combination with a spectacle-bridge, of a plate Wider throughout its length than the diameter of the bridge, provided with mortises arranged in pairs, and clips separate from said plate separate from said plate, said clips` engaging said plate and inclosing the bridge.

4. In a nose-guard for spectacles, the cornbination with a curved spectacle-bridge, of a curved plate Wider throughout its length than the diameter of the bridge and fitting the curvature of the bridge, said plate having mortises to receive the prongs oi' a metal clip, said mortises being in alinernent With and heneath said bridge, and a metal clip separate from said plate, having one set of prongs engaging said mortises and a second set oi' prongs at right angles with said iirst set inclosing said bridge.

5. In a nose-guard for spectacles, the cornbination with a spectacle-bridge and a plate iitting said bridge, of means of attachment of said plate to said bridge consisting of metal clips having two sets of prongs at right angles to each other, one set engaging mortises in said plate and the other inclosing said bridge.

WILLIAM H. ECCLESTON.

Vitnesses:

RUFUs B. FoWLER, PENELOPE COMBERBACH. 

